Precious Lord Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
84.225 bpm
Chords used:

F#

C#

B

G#

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin -  Precious Lord chords
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In the memory of my father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#]
[G#m] [C#] Pressure, [G#m] Lord, [F#]
[C#] take my, my [D] [F#] [E] hand, [F#]
and [E] lead,
[C#m] [F#] lead me [B] on.
Oh, Lord, let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand.
[C]
[F] I get so [F#]
[F#]
[F] high, [Bm] [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m]
and [G#] I'm [C#]
[G#] so [G#m] low,
[C#] and I'm on my [F#] way.
[E] [F#]
[E]
[F#] [F#] [B]
[F#m] [F#] [C]
You're [F#m] so far, like a [F#]
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my [A#]
[F] heart [D#m] aches.
He's [G#] our father.
[B]
[C#]
[F#]
And I'll [C#]
hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll [E] hold [F#] my [B] hand.
Oh, Lord.
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall,
[D#m] [Cm] take [C] my, my
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah.
[D#m] [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] [F#] [C#] And lead, [B] [C#]
[G#m] Lord, lead, lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
[B] [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
Key:  
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
B
12341112
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
F#
134211112
C#
12341114
B
12341112
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To learn Aretha Franklin - (Living the Dream: A Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., 1988) Precious Lord chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: C#, F#, E, F#, F# and C#. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 42 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 84 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: F# Major.

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In the memory of my father, Reverend C.L. Franklin, and Reverend Dr.
Martin Luther King,
I'd like to sing one of his favorites, a song that he'd always request,
a song with long, strong arms that rocked him in the cradle of ages.
[C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ [C#] Pressure, _ _ _ _ [G#m] Lord, [F#] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ take my, _ _ _ _ _ my [D] _ [F#] _ [E] hand, [F#] _ _ _
_ and [E] lead, _ _ _
[C#m] _ [F#] _ lead me [B] on.
Oh, _ Lord, _ _ _ _ let me, [D#m] let me, let me, let me, Lord, let me [G#] stand. _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] I get so _ [F#] _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ high, _ _ [Bm] _ [B]
Lord, I get [G#] weak, [D#m] _ _ _ _
and [G#] I'm _ _ _ _ [C#] _
[G#] _ so _ _ [G#m] low, _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ and I'm _ on my [F#] way. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [F#] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ You're _ _ _ _ [F#m] so far, like a [F#] _ _ _ _
bolt out of the blue, the light.
It won't let me, [F] my _ [A#] _ _ _ _
[F] heart _ [D#m] _ _ aches.
He's _ [G#] our _ _ _ _ _ _ _ father.
_ [B] _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ And I'll [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ hear my [F#] call.
Hear my call.
Hear my call.
And he'll _ _ [E] hold [F#] my _ [B] hand.
_ _ _ Oh, Lord. _
And lest I, [D#m] lest I [G#] fall, _ _
_ [D#m] _ [Cm] take [C] my, my _
[F#] [G#m] hand.
[F#] _ _ [F] Yeah, [A#m] yeah. _
[D#m] _ [G#] Precious Lord.
[C#] _ [F#] Precious Lord.
[B] _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] And lead, [B] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
[G#m] Lord, lead, _ lead me on.
[F#] Oh.
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] Mmm, [Bm] mmm, mmm, mmm.
Mmm, mmm, [F#] mmm, mmm.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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